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Am I the only one who thinks this is crazy?
Forgot to mention while I was in Kadena last week, I had a chance to attend a Navy ceremony that had an invocation and benediction given by a USAF Chaplain. He told me afterward that he had to check...
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No Some politics today!
Today was a good day with the S.O. The last thing I want to do is screw it up by talking about all of the screwed up things going on in this screwed up world. A couple of editorial comments though: 1)...
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Day late and a dollar short
No post yesterday. It was a nice day and the S.O. and I had some things to do in preparation for her birthday trip to Germany that we are making at the end of this week. Also thanks to the nice...
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At least he is not in the bunker……..
Played golf today, and in what has to be a another sign of the Apocalypse, on most holes I hit my driver long and straight. I’ve been playing with my swing a little at the driving range trying my best...
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The ripple effect…….
George W. Bush is coming to Asia……..oh great! He just made my job as a transportation planner twice as hard. Why? Because whenever the President goes anywhere, its not just Air Force One that goes...
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R.I.P , Art Cebrowski
On the DOD web site, came across this headline. I am suprised it has not been more widely reported: Former DoD Transformation Head Dies at Age 63 While I did not agree with some of his ideas, the man...
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Taking a good deal….and screwing it up!
Deutschland, Deutschland, uber alles; Uber alles im dem Welt….Two days till I depart for the Fatherland for the S.O.’s birthday trip. That for sure qualifies as one of my more stupid decisions, burning...
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The human capital strategy by any other name would smell just as sweet??…..
Have read the new CNO does not like the term human capital strategy. Accordingly, I’m told its called Total Force stategy now. When the budget is all said and done however, the end result is still the...
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Wir fahren auf Deutschland!
Early tomorrow, up and on the train to Narita for the S.O.’s birhtday trip….. Not sure how the blogging is going to be for the next week, so if you see no new words, well, remember Papillion…: “I’m...
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Time compression……
We made it but I’ll tell you direct Tokyo- Frankfurt in the cattle car is brutal, even if it is a Lufthansa cattle car.( Any airliner that serves Warsteiner beer and does not charge for it, cannot be...
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A really good day……….
There is a lot to talk about in politics today, but quite simply I do not have the energy or the brain cells after 3 Warsteiners to attempt it. Today was just a great day! The S.O. had been fussing...
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Stuck with a dial up
Rothenburg was great, but cold! It snowed the whole way down and on the way back, and even when we were there had to dart in and out of the shops to get some feeling back in our fingers. Rotenburg...
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Es ist sehr kalt!!!
Short post, just to say, I’m still here! We’ve been touring Bavaria by car with short day trips from Munich. Tuesday was Neushwanstein Castle and a nice drive through Starnburg and down to Fussen....
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Now its time to go home!
Now its time to say goodbye to Fritz and all his friends….. Came back to Franfurt last night and today the S.O. got the idea to go to Heidelberg. So we did, even though we have to catch the plane this...
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O kaeri nasai!
Back on the right side of the globe again. Another 11 hour flight in the back with the other refugeestourists. Vainly tried to use my up grade certificates. The girl at the counter with typical German...
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Business as usual
One of the more interesting things about living over here is the time difference. Sundays here are Saturdays in the states, thus I have to watch most major sporting events in the middle of the night or...
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So I guess this hurts my chances at being Knighted by the Queen!
Discovered this website: www.silktide.com that rates web sites on content and ease of use. My poor little blog did pretty well with one big exception: A page was found in violation of the the current...
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Japanese Train quiz……..
From the Mutant Frog: Pop quiz: You’re a man sitting on the train in suburban Japan, minding your own business. The attractive lady sitting next to you nods off and unknowingly rests her head on your...
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Another great analysis of the war —from STRATFOR
A friend sent me this in e-mail. Read for your self what ails the Bush Presidency. It is scary how right these folks tend to be in their analysis…. I especiallly like their ideas about what is...
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Kind of woke up now
Ah, you got to love the time difference between the states and here. That way I can get one of my ex-wife’s shrieking phone calls at 4 in the morning. The S.O. was less than thrilled about it as was I....
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